Compute the WCAG contrast ratio from hex foreground/background values and check AA/AAA for normal and large text. Reach for this on any color question.
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name: verify-contrast
description: "Compute the WCAG contrast ratio from hex foreground/background values and check AA/AAA for normal and large text. Reach for this on any color question."
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# Skill: Verify contrast
Contrast is a computed ratio, not a vibe — color approved on appearance routinely fails (§3 #5).
## Step 1 — Take the hex values
Foreground and background as hex strings.
## Step 2 — Compute relative luminance
sRGB linearization then L = 0.2126R + 0.7152G + 0.0722B per channel.
## Step 3 — Compute the ratio
(L_light + 0.05) / (L_dark + 0.05) via `accessibility_calc.py contrast` (§3 #5).
## Step 4 — Check the thresholds
AA normal >=4.5, AA large >=3.0, AAA normal >=7.0, AAA large >=4.5.
## Output
A computed contrast ratio with AA/AAA pass for normal and large text — never an eyeballed judgment.
